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Old 05-08-2020, 03:10 PM
 
Location: deafened by howls of 'racism!!!'
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how idiotic. cruz is right.

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The term Chinese virus has been labelled hate speech by San Antonio's city council.

Mayor Ron Nirenberg, who put forward the now-passed resolution, blamed the use of the terms Chinese virus and Kung Fu virus for a rise in hate speech during the course of the coronavirus pandemic.

The Texas city will now ask its citizens to 'report any such antisemitic, discriminatory or racist incidents to the proper authorities for investigation', according to San Antonio's WOAI-TV.

US senator Ted Cruz blasted the decision as 'nuts'. He added that the council were acting like 'a lefty college faculty lounge'.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...te-speech.html
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Old 05-08-2020, 03:23 PM
 
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Read my lips.

"No its not racist, not racist at all....it comes from CHY-NA"
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Old 05-08-2020, 03:25 PM
 
Location: Buckeye, AZ
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Oh boo whoo. I can't say "Chinese Virus". GTFU
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Old 05-08-2020, 03:29 PM
 
Location: deafened by howls of 'racism!!!'
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Oh boo whoo. I can't say "Chinese Virus". GTFU
it’s great that you want to be told what you can and cannot say. what a punk attitude
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Old 05-08-2020, 03:34 PM
 
Location: Buckeye, AZ
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it’s great that you want to be told what you can and cannot say. what a punk attitude
Um why should hate speech and fighting words ever be acceptable?
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Old 05-08-2020, 03:42 PM
 
Location: North Central Florida
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I'm betting the San Antonio city council members have a few more $$$ in their bank accounts, courtesy of the CCP.

Seems to be the modus operandi these days.


CN
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Old 05-08-2020, 03:47 PM
 
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Even though I don't think they should ban it, what kind of people like to say such things? Why do they insist saying things that hurt people and harm people?
I can't imagine any of my colleagues or neighbors say that in public.
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Old 05-08-2020, 03:49 PM
 
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Um why should hate speech and fighting words ever be acceptable?
Because they wrote free speech into the First Amendment for a reason. And what do you think that reason was?
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Old 05-08-2020, 03:52 PM
 
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Can we also stop saying Japanese encephalitis and Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever as well?
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Old 05-08-2020, 03:53 PM
 
Location: Southern Willamette Valley, Oregon
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The sad wussification of the great state of Texas.
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